<Mint x Delight Ventures> Start recruiting "Springboard 2022", a 3-month entrepreneurship support program for working adults
(From the upper left of the photo, Yusuke Okazawa, Masanori Yamashita, Yuriko Saito, Tomoki Shirakawa, Kentaro Nagahara, Hikaru Tajima, Tomoko Namba, Keisuke Kogure)
■ Background of "Springboard" "Springboard" is a three-month entrepreneurial support program for working people who are seriously thinking about starting a business. "I want to lower the hurdles for starting a business and make starting a business a natural career path." With Delight Ventures, who advocates such a desire, "I want to actively support entrepreneurs who start up by spinning out from major companies and business companies." It will be co-sponsored by mint. For the third "Springboard 2022" this year, we have prepared a maximum investment limit of 100 million yen per company through mint and Delight Ventures in consideration of past operational results. The mentors during this program will be Kentaro Nagahara and Masaki Yamashita of Delight Ventures, Tomoki Shirakawa of mint, Keisuke Kogure, Yusuke Okazawa and Hikaru Tajima.
■ Characteristics of "Springboard" During the three-month program period, in addition to accompanying business brush-ups by mentors, providing access to startup communities such as senior entrepreneurs and venture capital, and specializing in establishing a company. We support up to start-ups and start-up dash after start-ups, such as providing a network with homes. At the end of the three-month program, Delight Ventures held a demo day for prominent entrepreneurs and venture capital firms such as his managing partner (and Chairman of the Board, DENA Co., Ltd.) Tomoko Namba. We also offer the opportunity to raise funds. ■ Past achievements of "Springboard" In the past two programs, 14 teams have been adopted, and as of December 2021, 11 companies have started businesses after the program ends, and 6 companies have completed financing. In addition, some companies have raised a total of 350 million yen in seed and series A rounds, and some have completed raising 200 million yen in seed rounds.
・ Smart Craft Co., Ltd. Fumiya Ukibe https://smartcraft.jp/ Through this program, I was able to absorb the knowledge and experience necessary for challenging startups in a very short period of time. In addition, by having daily discussions with VCs, business ideas were further refined. If you are in a large company but are interested in starting a business, we recommend you to take on the challenge.・ Mesh, Inc. Shun Sato Normally, appointments with VCs cannot be made many times (unless the story progresses), and even if they can be made, we will talk about the relationship between the investor and the investee. On the other hand, in this program, the investor will accompany you as a companion partner for 3 months and communicate more closely than you imagined, so you will be able to talk casually. In the process, I became able to understand the ideas of investors, and learning how to formulate and pitch business plans after understanding them was a valuable experience that cannot be obtained anywhere else. ■ Program Outline This program is for working adults who are serious about raising funds and starting a business in 3 months. While receiving mentoring from well-known entrepreneurs and VCs, we aim to start a business in April when the program ends. ■ Target people ① Those who fall under any of the following ① Working people who have decided to start a business within 3 months and are making concrete preparations ② Working people who are prepared to start a business seriously within 6 months * The business plan has not been finalized / Even those who have not decided on a co-founder when starting a business can participate. * If you are a participant of the program and do not wish to be exposed to the outside, please be assured that personal information will not be posted on the media. ■ Program schedule ・ Application period: December 27, 2021 (Monday) to January 13, 2022 (Thursday) ・ Interview period: January 11, 2022 (Tuesday) to January 25, 2022 (Tuesday) ・ Participation decision Notice: January 28, 2022 (Friday) ・ First kickoff: February 9, 2022 (Wednesday) ・ Program period: February-April 2022 or less, specific schedule-Study session ①: 2/16 ( Wed) 9seconds Co., Ltd. CEO Shota Watanabe (Springboard 1st participant)-Demo Day ①: 3/2 (Wed) ANOBAKA Co., Ltd. Partner Satoshi Hagiya-Study session ②: 3/16 (Wed) Co., Ltd. 10X CEO Masatake Yamoto-Demo Day ②: 3/30 (Wednesday) Spiral Capital Co., Ltd. Partner Takashi Chiba-Study Session ③: 4/13 (Wednesday) SmartHR Co., Ltd. Representative Director Noboru Miyata-Final Demo Day: 4/25 (Monday) All judges including Mr. Minamiba of Delight Ventures * During the program period, those who are enrolled in the company will be mainly active on weekday nights and weekends. In addition, the above kick-offs and contents that are held on weekdays are scheduled to be held after the evening. ■ Entry flow If you apply from the entry form below and have passed the document screening, we will contact you for an online interview at any time.・ Application outline URL: https://springboard.camp ・ Details ・ Entry form https://forms.gle/j1tvPucc1pKxBWiD8 ・ Application period: December 27, 2021 (Monday) -January 13, 2022 (Thursday) ■ Main support provided to participants 1. Business brush-up Three months, weekday nights and weekends, six venture capitalists will select business areas, brush up their businesses, and make announcements to investors as mentors. I will accompany the preparation. 2. During the community period, we will hold regular study sessions / exchange meetings to provide access to the startup community. You can also work hard through the "Entrepreneurship Synchronization" program, which also prepares for entrepreneurship. At the study session, we can receive feedback from senior entrepreneurs such as SmartHR Miyata Co., Ltd. and Yamoto Co., Ltd., and venture capitalists such as ANOBAKA Hagiya Co., Ltd. and Spiral Capital Co., Ltd. Chiba. increase. 3. Support for company establishment
We support company establishment and capital policy planning, such as introducing back office specialists who are strong in start-up support. 4. Financing Opportunities After the three-month program, we will hold a demo day with the participation of Delight Ventures Minamiba and well-known venture capital partners to provide an opportunity to negotiate financing (mint at the time of program adoption). Or there is no obligation to accept investment from Delight Ventures).
■ Mentor / Advisory Mentor Delight Ventures Principal Kentaro Nagahara / Senior Associate Masaki Yamashita mint General Partner Tomoki Shirakawa / General Partner Keisuke Kogure / Investment Manager Yusuke Okazawa / Associates Associates Hikaru Tajima Tomoko SmartHR Co., Ltd. Representative Director Noboru Miyata 10X Co., Ltd. Representative Director CEO Masatake Yamoto ANOBAKA Co., Ltd. Partner Satoshi Hagiya DNX Ventures Partner / Chief Partnership Officer Tetsujiro Nakagaki Heart Driven Fund Partner Ichihiko Ishikura Partner Co., Ltd. Takashi Chiba STRIVE Representative Partner Tatsuo Tsutsumi WiL Partner Co., Ltd. Toshimitsu Namba ■ At the time of the event
